Until 1870 Metuchen was part of Woodbridge Township. Because the settlers in the western part of the township were so far removed from the village of Woodbridge, they early developed a separate identity. The name “Metuchen” first appeared in 1688/89, and in 1701 an overseer of roads was appointed for “Metuchen district”. In 1705 Main […]
Nearest cities to the Boro of Middlesex: South Bound Brook, NJ (2.4 miles ), Dunellen, NJ (2.7 miles ), Bound Brook, NJ (2.7 miles ), Society Hill, NJ (4.2 miles ), Somerset, NJ (5.4 miles ), North Plainfield, NJ (5.6 miles ), Watchung, NJ (6.0 miles ), South Plainfield, NJ (6.1 miles ). Latitude: 40.57 […]
The History of Milltown 1812 Jacob Bergen constructs a grist mill on the banks of Lawrence Brook to serve farmers in the area. This is the origin of a settlement known at the time as Bergen’s Mill, that would later become Milltown. The community claims a population of 25, the grist mill, a tavern and […]
The Monroe Township Governing body is a Mayor – Council form of local government incorporated in 1838. The Township is a lovely semi-rural area in the southern part of Middlesex County.
History of New Brunswick In 1730, the City of New Brunswick was so named in honor of the English royal house of Brunswick and became a colonial center for trade and commerce. Rutgers University, founded in New Brunswick in 1766, was the eighth college to be founded in the colonies and the only state university […]
North Brunswick Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 36,287. North Brunswick Township, New Jersey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HISTORY OF OLD BRIDGE & THE WATERFRONT The first inhabitants of the area known as Old Bridge, were the Lenni Lenape Indians. They, like many people today, migrated to the shore along the Raritan each summer from their hunting grounds in the north. When the English gained control from the Dutch in 1664, the state […]
Welcome to Perth Amboy, The City by the Bay. Perth Amboy is truly unique in that it boasts all of the amenities of an urban city, yet retains many of the quaint characteristics of its colonial heritage. Perth Amboy is located within a 4.7 square mile boundary along the eastern border of Middlesex County. To […]
Piscataway Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 50,482. Piscataway Township was founded in 1666, and officially incorporated in 1798. The community, the fifth oldest municipality in New Jersey, has grown from Native American territory, through a colonial period and […]
Sayreville, Borough, Middlesex County, eastern New Jersey, on the Raritan River, near Raritan Bay; settled about 1775, incorporated 1920. Manufactures include paints, chemicals, and processed food. The local historical society operates a museum here. Until the 1870s, Sayreville was an important river port. Originally known as Roundabout (for river bends here) and then as Wood’s […]
